We don't have any new titles scheduled to ship to comic shops this week, but we do have a reoffer of Nate Neal's The Sanctuary #1-3, so pester your local shop for this inventive Stone Age-set series.

Whoops, forgot to post yesterday... the only thing we had scheduled to arrive in comic shops this week is a reoffer of Mome Vols. 7-10, so if you're missing any of those issues and your local shop hasn't had them for a while, now would be a good time to check back in with them!

Our lull continues, with no new Fantagraphics releases scheduled to arrive in comic shops this week. Check back each week for updates.

Note that new comics are scheduled to arrive in comic shops on Friday this week, rather than the traditional Wednesday, due to the holiday. From us you can expect the new softcover edition of Beasts! Book 1 -- as always, you can find more info and previews of the book at the link.

I thought I saw one source say that Beasts! Book 2 was going to arrive in comic shops this week, but it's not on the official list. Maybe give a call to your local shop -- you'll want to do that anyway, to confirm their holiday hours. Otherwise, nothing from us is scheduled to ship this week.

This week comics shops across the U.S. are scheduled to receive one new book from us: Zippy: Welcome to Dingburg by Bill Griffith. Hit that link for more info and previews of this brand new Zippy the Pinhead collection.

Once again this week your local comics shop is not scheduled to receive any new titles from us. Keep it tuned right here for next week's update.

This week at your local comics shop: nothing from us. I'm sure they'd still appreciate a visit, though.

We're unleashing a torrent of raunchy comic strips and erudite comics scholarship on comic shops across the U.S. this week, with the following titles scheduled to arrive:

• Comics Are for Idiots!: Blecky Yuckerella Vol. 3 by Johnny Ryan
• Rocky Vol. 2: Strictly Business by Martin Kellerman
• The Tijuana Bibles Vol. 9
• The Comics Journal #294

As always, we've got more information and previews at the links above for your perusal.

(And if I might be allowed a non-Fantagraphics recommendation this week: Kevin Huizenga's Fight or Run #1 from Picturebox CORRECTION Buenaventura [dammit, sorry Alvin]. If you liked the opening sequence of Ganges #2, get this.)

After a couple of quiet weeks we're back with a vengeance at your local comics shop this week with the following titles scheduled to arrive:

• Castle Waiting Vol. II #13 by Linda Medley
• Fuzz & Pluck: Splitsville by Ted Stearn
• The Lagoon by Lilli Carré
• Petey & Pussy by John Kerschbaum 

As usual, check the links for more info and previews. (Note that the new Castle Waiting is in stores before we have it in stock ourselves.)